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A recent post from the L.A. Creek Freak led me to one very interesting resource for up-and-coming stormwater management practices: Rainwater as a Resource.
Rainwater as a Resource is a report developed by “TreePeople”, a non-profit group from L.A. dedicated to sustainable development.  The report focuses on 3 sites that were chosen as pilot programs for [...]

A Danish company called BioKube is gearing up to introduce their wastewater recycling septic tank to the United States.  The septic system measures about 4 feet in diameter by 6 feet tall, and according to BioKube, the system can treat both gray and black water from a residential home.
[Space Age Septic Tank Will Water Your [...]

Here in Ontario, there’s been a bit of a buzz forming around straw bale homes.  Yes, that’s right - homes that are built out of straw.  However, unlike in the fairy-tale stories where straw houses blow away, these homes are built to last, and built to be very eco-friendly.
According to a recent article from The [...]

It’s no secret that I like the Dutch.  However, it’s not just because I was born of a rich Dutch ancestry.  The Dutch are continually impressing me with stories about what they can do with water.  In fact, thanks to their ingenuity with dikes, canals, and the like, about 60% of Holland’s population lives below [...]

I just finished reading an interesting article over at stormh2o.com, which covers two projects that are dedicated to the improvement of stormwater quality in Los Angeles County.
The first project uses the area below a recreational park to collect and infiltrate water, which maintains water quality while recharging the local groundwater:
At the northern, upstream side [...]